Sculpture of Fred Douglass to appear on TV show about Versace MurderI have had some interesting inquires lately. First I was contacted by the set designers for the TV show "Scandal" asking if they could rent my bronze sculpture "Fierce" (Harriet Tubman) for one of their set of "Scandal". Very interesting but after they reviewed the various options for their set design they ended up not going in that direction. Shame, it would have been very cool to see my bronze sculpture of Harriet Tubman on TV. Then I was contacted by 21 Century Fox's FX TV Studio. They were interested in purchasing a casting of my original ceramic sculpture bust of Frederick Douglass "The Orator". I had a client already committed to purchasing a casting and I agreed to do an edition of 10 cast in Forton with this client reserving #1/10. The studio agreed to buy #2/10 of "The Orator" for the set of their upcoming 10-episode "The Assassination of Gianni Versace" for their show American Crime Story. They began filming the series on location at the Versace mansion in Miami in April and have pushed the release date up to Season 2 instead of Season 3. It ended up being a rush to get the mold made and cast the bust in Forton, duplicate the patina and overnight air-ship the sculpture to Miami but it was very interesting to work with Fox/FX to get this done in time for filming. Below are photos showing the process of making the casting. I was very pleased with how the casting came out. It's always nerve-wracking to work on a tight deadline - but this was exceedingly tight with a movie set counting on the work being there on time. The mold and casting came out great and once the patina added it was identical to the original. In the photos below I show the process and the final outcome. There wasn't time to set up my photography equipment so I just snapped some shots with my phone in the studio. The patina was damaged on the original sculpture during the mold-making but is something that I can repair later. The Frederick Douglass casting is available to purchase $1500. Call or email me for more information. - See more at: http://www.kiplingerpandy.com/blog/fred-douglass-sculpture-on.html#sthash.yfEBgPSN.dpuf

 I have had some interesting inquires lately. First I was contacted by the set designers for the TV show "Scandal" asking if they could rent my bronze sculpture "Fierce" (Harriet Tubman) for one of their set of "Scandal". Very interesting but after they reviewed the various options for their set design they ended up not going in that direction. Shame, it would have been very cool to see my bronze sculpture of Harriet Tubman on TV.

Then I was contacted by 21 Century Fox's FX TV Studio. They were interested in purchasing a casting of my original ceramic sculpture bust of Frederick Douglass "The Orator". I had a client already committed to purchasing a casting and I agreed to do an edition of 10 cast in Forton with this client reserving #1/10. The studio agreed to buy #2/10 of "The Orator" for the set of their upcoming 10-episode "The Assassination of Gianni Versace" for their show American Crime Story. They began filming the series on location at the Versace mansion in Miami in April and have pushed the release date up to Season 2 instead of Season 3.

It ended up being a rush to get the mold made and cast the bust in Forton, duplicate the patina and overnight air-ship the sculpture to Miami but it was very interesting to work with Fox/FX to get this done in time for filming.  Below are photos showing the process of making the casting. I was very pleased with how the casting came out. It's always nerve-wracking to work on a tight deadline - but this was exceedingly tight with a movie set counting on the work being there on time. The mold and casting came out great and once the patina added it was identical to the original. In the photos below I show the process and the final outcome. There wasn't time to set up my photography equipment so I just snapped some shots with my phone in the studio. The patina was damaged on the original sculpture during the mold-making but is something that I can repair later. The Frederick Douglass casting is available to purchase $1500. Call me at (970)310-8233 or email me at Lori@KiplingerPandy.com for more information.

Original clay sculpture of boy reading comics at foundry

 "Sunday Comics" 16" bronze edition of 10 - Release Date 7/23/2017

 This was such an enjoyable commission to do. I love historical things and my mother has told me stories of how she and her family gathered around the all-important radio to hear their special shows. She grew up on a dairy farm in Ohio during the Great Depression and World War II and the radio, especially in remote farm areas was a life-line to the world, the news and was often a source of comfort and company. The woman who commissioned this bronze is honoring her husband and his passion for reading and their local library. He actually learned to read by listening to the radio announcer reading the Sunday Funny papers.  This is the clay original - the 'paper' is sculpted in wax and has cartoons etched into the surface.

The sculpture measures 16" long and is currently at the foundry being cast in a bronze edition of 10. It will be mounted onto a shaped hardwood base with a turntable on the bottom for rotation of the finished sculpture. The first of this bronze edition of "Sunday Comics" is going to the Walker Branch Library in Walker, Michigan.